Deadliest Floods
Below is a list of the deadliest floods worldwide, showing events with death tolls at or above 100,000 individuals.
| Death toll | Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,500,000–3,700,000 | 1931 China floods | China | 1931 |
| 900,000–2,000,000 | 1887 Yellow River (Huang He) flood | China | 1887 |
| 500,000–700,000 | 1938 Yellow River (Huang He) flood | China | 1938 |
| 231,000 | Banqiao Dam failure, result of Typhoon Nina. Approximately 86,000 people died from flooding and another 145,000 died during subsequent disease. | China | 1975 |
| 230,000 | Indian Ocean tsunami | Indonesia | 2004 |
| 145,000 | 1935 Yangtze river flood | China | 1935 |
| 100,000+ | St. Felix's Flood, storm surge | Netherlands | 1530 |
| 100,000 | Hanoi and Red River Delta flood | North Vietnam | 1971 |
| 100,000 | 1911 Yangtze river flood | China | 1911 |
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